Nonelective rehospitalizations and postdischarge mortality predictive models suitable for use in real time

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 916-923

  Escobar, Gabriel J ^a,b   Ragins, Arona ^a   Scheirer, Peter ^a,c   Liu, Vincent ^a,d   Robles, Jay ^a,c   Kipnis, Patricia ^a,c  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Care directive; Electronic medical records; Predictive model; Rehospitalization; Risk adjustment; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVOR; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION STUDY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944319129     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000435     Document Type: Article

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